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Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces have intensified their campaign to

(CNN) -- As we watch, fixated, on events in Tunisia, in Egypt and now in Yemen, Libya and elsewhere, we must be aware that equally riveted -- and sitting on the sidelines -- are the terrorists the Western world has spent 20 years chasing. And they are fearful their time has come and gone.

In a speech broadcast on Libyan state television this morning, Col Muammar Gaddafi told members of the Zentan tribe that foreign elements had infiltrated several cities in Libya, targeting youngsters and brainwashing them with weapons, drugs and sometimes money.

The Libyan leader also called for opposition-held city of Benghazi in the east of the country to be liberated.

"There is no choice for the people of Benghazi but to go out on the streets - men, women and children to rid Benghazi of this betrayal," he said.

Seeds of the future ... but there are concerns about deforestation with the growth of the industry in Liberia. Photograph: Sutanta Aditya/AFP/Getty Images. About 40km west of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, in Grand Cape Mount county, a massive billboard proudly announces the arrival of the Malaysian palm-oil conglomerate: "Sime Darby, developing sustainable futures". In the middle of a recently cleared

Pauline Hanson. Photo / Richard Robinson
Pauline Hanson, the far-right former Queensland politician who fanned Australia's extremist flames before ultimately being consumed by them, has returned.
Now living in New South Wales, the one-time fish-and-chip shop owner will contest a seat in the state's Upper House in the March 26 election, amid a conservative tsunami expected to sweep Labor from power after

The death toll in the Christchurch earthquake is getting the publicity, but many forgotten victims are facing permanent disability or life-long effects from injuries.
The February 22 disaster killed more than 166 people, but many others have serious head or spinal injuries or have lost limbs after being crushed or struck by collapsing buildings or falling debris.
The number of injured is still being tallied, but of the 300 to 400 people who went through Christchurch

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TRIPOLI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi has once again alleged involvement of foreigners in the rebellion against his nearly 42-year grip on power, Al-Jazeera TV reported Wednesday.
In an address on state TV in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Gaddafi warned of a plot to colonise Libya, noting his security forces had captured several foreigners during a raid on Monday.

Video image shows the general view of the area which is affected by the quake in northeast Japan, March 9, 2011. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's northeastern region Wednesday, said the Japan Meteorological Agency, which issued a tsunami warning. (Xinhua)

CAIRO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Major General Abdul-Rahman al-Zawi, head of Libya's logistics and supply authority, arrived on a private jet in Egyptian capital Cairo Wednesday, according to a source at the airport.

WASHINGTON – NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday under pressure from the news organization's board, a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the tea party racist and saying NPR would be better off without federal funding.
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By BEN NUCKOLS, Associated Press Ben Nuckols, Associated Press – 20 mins ago
WASHINGTON – NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday under pressure from the news organization's board, a day after an undercover video showed one of her executives on a hidden camera calling the tea party racist and saying NPR would be better off without federal funding.